Book Review: Inside Out by Lia Riley

Inside Out
Author: Lia Riley
Publisher: Hatchette Australia
Pages: 260 pages

 

Lia Riley made readers fall in love with her breakout debut, Upside Down, Sideswiped, the second of her series, made readers clamour for more.

Now, with Inside Out, Lia Riley brings her evocative off the map series to a stunning conclusion...

When Talia first moved from California to Australia to study abroad, she never dreamed she'd find the love of her life. Bran understands her like no one ever has before. And despite the challengers they've faced, they've always managed to figure out how to stay together. But this time they'll face the toughest hurdle yet.

Is their love strong enough to keep them together?

My Review

Thoughts on the book: Inside Out is the third book in the Off the Map trilogy written by Lia Riley and completes Bran and Talia's story together. It  follows on from where we left off in Sideswiped. Bran is off in the Antarctic trying to stop illegal whalers and Talia is in Malawi with the Peace Corps, but not all is at it seems. Within the first few chapter Talia ends up fighting for her life and Bran rushes to her side.  Upon getting better Talia and Bran decide to head to the states so that Talia can fully recover with her family and friends around her.

In Sideswiped we were introduced to Bran's life, his world and his family and in Inside Out we are introduced to Talia's dad and his new partner Jessie. We get to head to the country where Talia is from and see her in her own habitat. It really gives us more of an insight into what makes her tick. 

I think Inside Out was the perfect ending story where we got to see both Bran and Talia work through a lot of their issues both independently and together. Talia has to deal with her OCD head on as it begins to overtake her life again and Bran must deal with watching the woman he loves go through hell and back and also dealing with his past.

Favourite quote/part:

'Hi.'

'Why is there a patch on the wall in the living room?' I force a smile, but my insides are chilled. Is Bran punching walls while I'm gone? What the hell? Panic flares, makes it impossible to take a deep breath.

'My phone broke.'

'On the wall?'

'Yeah.'

I raise my brows. 'Um, I'm going to assume it had assistance. It's not Superphone, faster than the speed of light, right?' 

Rating: 5/5